Switch to page turning
Turns on the Books setting that disables continous scroll and lets you turn pages like you would in a physical book.
Open Books library
Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20library
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20library
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Books library”
end tell
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Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
Open my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
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Lock The Screen
Locks the screen of the current device, requring authentication for another user to sign in.
Book Mode
Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
YouTube Playlist Dictionary
Complete dictionary of YouTube playlists in your collection, grouped by Personal or Work, then subgroups by category.
Open SpeedTest TV
Opens the SpeedTest app for Apple TV which lets you check your internet’s upload and download speeds.
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